The Shemwell Family

Martha Caroline ParhamAge: 39 years18451885

Name
Martha Caroline Parham
Given names
Martha Caroline
Surname
Parham
Married name
Martha Caroline Hinch
Birth March 7, 1845 24 29
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohnson Parham
May 5, 1846 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Johnson Parham
October 24, 1847 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterCora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham
March 6, 1849 (Age 3 years)
Census October 5, 1850 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn W Parham
about 1852 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Franklin Parham
March 1, 1855 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageJohn Curtis HinchView this family
about 1860 (Age 14 years)

Census June 22, 1860 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Harmon Hinch
August 29, 1862 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Sherman “Tom” Parham
February 3, 1863 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Emily B Hinch
August 5, 1864 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherJohnson Parham Jr
January 20, 1865 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a daughter
#3
Anna Jane Hinch
August 15, 1866 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#4
Issac C Hinch
March 1, 1869 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a son
#5
Gaither Ely Hinch
May 22, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Census August 22, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Elizabeth Hinch
April 2, 1875 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#7
James Virgil Hinch
June 1, 1877 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#8
Addie Hinch
June 24, 1879 (Age 34 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Frank Welcher “Bob” Hinch
March 9, 1881 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Harmon HinchLouisa Alice JohnsonView this family
December 25, 1881 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clyde Emmett Hinch
January 23, 1884 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Martha C “Mattie” Hinch
February 2, 1884 (Age 38 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 39 years)
Death January 9, 1885 (Age 39 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1841
17 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
James Lafayette Parham
Birth: July 10, 1843 22 28Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 30, 1929Osage, Missouri, United States
20 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
16 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
John W Parham
Birth: about 1852 31 36Tennessee, United States
Death: June 7, 1931Seattle, King, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
8 years
younger brother
Family with John Curtis Hinch - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1860
3 years
son
23 months
daughter
Emily B Hinch
Birth: August 5, 1864 30 19Tennessee, United States
Death: May 30, 1956Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Anna Jane Hinch
Birth: August 15, 1866 32 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1948Fountain City, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Issac C Hinch
Birth: March 1, 1869 34 23Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 12, 1888Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
son
Gaither Ely Hinch
Birth: May 22, 1870 36 25Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 6, 1943Roanoke, Virginia, United States
5 years
daughter
Elizabeth Hinch
Birth: April 2, 1875 40 30Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1961Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
James Virgil Hinch
Birth: June 1, 1877 43 32Tennessee, United States
Death: November 6, 1889Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Addie Hinch
Birth: June 24, 1879 45 34Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 17, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
Frank Welcher “Bob” Hinch
Birth: March 9, 1881 46 36Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 2, 1977San Andreas, Calaveras, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Martha C “Mattie” Hinch
Birth: February 2, 1884 49 38Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 28, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
John Curtis Hinch + Lily Ann Ford - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lily Ann Ford
Birth: March 21, 1860Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1888Rhea, Tennessee, United States
19 months
step-son
Archibald Douglas Hinch
Birth: August 13, 1889 55 29Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1947Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
3 years
step-son
Harry Ford Hinch
Birth: May 14, 1892 58 32Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1985Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
3 years
step-son
Robert Lyle Hinch
Birth: August 12, 1895 61 35Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 28, 1957Peoria, Mason, Illinois, United States

Martha Caroline Parham has 56 first cousins recorded

Father's family (56)

Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
2James A Rector18411860
3Martha Ann Rector18431915
4Mary C Rector18461925
5Isaac E Rector18481900
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
2James Isaac Orme18511875
3Mary Tennesse Orme18531934
5Thomas Allen Orme18581948
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
1Johnson M Parham18511936
2Martha Jane Parham18521935
6Sarah Jane Parham18601940
7Lucy A Parham18621911
10Alice Parham18681868
11Lafayette Parham18681868
12James Emmett Parham18691944
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
3Stacy L Parham18591917
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
3James Edwin Parham18611894
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
1Mary Haret Parham18561940
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
2William A Parham18661935
3Allen Parham Jr.18721943
Parents William Andrew Dial + Mary Parham
1James A Dial18531931
3Annie Louisa Dial18581914
7Alice Dial18661898
8Ida Dial18681897
9Ella Dial18701969
11Willie Lee Dial18751965
12Walter Malcomb Dial18781954

Mother's family (0)

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Parham - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Parhamhead28MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth Parhamwife34FWTN
Sarah J Parhamdaughter8FWTN
James Parhamson6MWTN
Martha Parhamdaughter5FWTN
William J Parhamson3MWTN
Emmaline Parhamdaughter1FWTN

Next door to widowed mother

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Samuel Hinch - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Hinchhead54MWFarmerKY
Thomas H Hinchson20MWFarmerTN
Rebecca C Hinchdaughter16FWHouse KeeperTN
John C Hinchson25MWFarmerTNY
Martha C Hinchdaughter in law15FWTNY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Hinch - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hinch, J Chead35MWFarmerTN
Hinch, Martha Cwife25FWKeeping HouseTN
Hinch, John Hson7MWTN
Hinch, Emily Bdaughter5FWTN
Hinch, Anna Jdaughter3FWTN
Hinch, Issac Cson1MWTN
Hinch, T Hyounger brother31MWMerchant Ret.TN
Hinch, Hamby J28MWSchool TeacherTN

Who is Hamby? -b

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Hinch - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hinch, John CWM46headMFarmerTNALGA
Hinch, Martha CWF35wifeMKeeping HouseTNTN
Hinch, John HWM17sonSWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Hinch, Emily BWF15daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Hinch, Anna JWF13daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Hinch, Issac CWM11sonSWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Hinch, Gaither EWM9sonSTNTNTN
Hinch, ElizabethWF6daughterSTNTNTN
Hinch, VirgilWM2sonSTNTNTN
Hinch, AdaWF11mJundaughterSTNTNTN
Hinch, Andrew JWM48elder brotherMTNTNGA